Frugal Ain't Cheap

I have always had a thing for park benches. Maybe it's because they are made out of two of my favorite material: wood and cast iron...

When we moved south, we had to sell and give away a lot of furniture.  We could not move everything with us. So, naturally, a few d...

Today I will share my chairs rehab story. It kind of happen when I was not looking to replace our dining chairs. But you know the mom...

This is a project that anyone could do in those occasion when you are limited in space, or when you just want to be efficient in using th...

I like both coffee and hot teas. You would think that I had a coffee and tea station all my life. Not so, not so. But I had ...

If you remember, almost two years ago,  I built 2 wooden twin size bed frames (project HERE) out of a futon frame. I initially just ...

This dresser to buffet makeover that I am sharing today, is one of my favorite. I like how it turned out, and it was a FREE dresser t...

Today's post is about bars tools and chairs. Actually counter stools, not barstool. Counter stools sit approx 24-25" high, a...

A couple of months ago I was about to start building a wooden bed frame for our son. A few days later, a friend of mine called me askin...

Today's project was one of those impromptu project. Fabric lined (on the inside) and painted pine (on the outside) wooden crates. ...

Since I was able to refinish this old desk , I wanted to make a seat suitable for the space. I decided to use this storage basket we ke...

I bet you have some piece of furniture that you have moved around your house plenty of times, and that you have used it with a different pu...

I have to admit,  I can sew slipcovers, and I have in the past, but it is a time consuming job (for me). That said, I did wanted to chan...

You know the feeling when you do a project (my Ikea recycle/trash cart ),  and you are left with things that you don't want to thr...

We had an Ikea dresser was ready for a total makeover. This is not a dresser anymore. You can't even imagine how excited I am...